The Pan-African High-Level Conference on Education (#PACE2018), was held by UNESCO in collaboration with African Union and the Government of Kenya on 25-29 April 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya, with the theme “Bridging Continental and Global Education Frameworks for the African We Want”. CMIL-Kenya participated in the conference where Executive Director, Wallace Gichunge, made a presentation…
Buhari/Obasanjo exchange: AFRICMIL calls for full scale probe of past leaders
PRESS RELEASE A civil society organisation, the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), has called for a “full scale and wide-ranging investigations” into the administrations of former Nigerian leaders and bring all those who breached public trust to account. Reacting to the public spat between President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Olusegun Obasanjo,…
AFRICMIL takes whistle-blowing awareness campaign to the South West
Extending its whistle-blowing awareness campaign to the South West zone of the country, the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) on Tuesday said Nigerians would only begin to enjoy the benefits of good governance if corruption was substantially reduced in the society. Chido Onumah, Coordinator of AFRICMIL, said this at a town hall…
Applications & nominations open for 2018 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes!
Applications for Nominations: 5 June 2018 Entities to Submit their Nominations: 17 June 2018 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is calling for applications and nominations for the 2018 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes, which this year will award outstanding programmes and individuals who promote literacy around the world within the theme of…
AFRICMIL hosts workshop for lawyers on whistleblowing and whistle-blower protection
The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) Thursday, said the involvement of Nigerian lawyers in the fight against corruption is of great importance as far as protection for whistle-blowers is concerned. Chido Onumah, Coordinator of the Centre, made the statement during a one-day workshop for lawyers on whistleblowing and whistle-blower protection. The workshop, which was organised by AFRICMIL in Abuja, was designed to educate lawyers on the rudiments of the whistle-blower policy, while identifying critical stakeholders in the promotion of the policy within the…